The Gold Coast Guineas is a Group 3 sprint held during May on AD Hollindale Stakes Day as a lead-up to the three-years-old races of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
2025 Gold Coast Guineas Results
- 1st: #1 Bosustow
- 2nd: #7 Merchant Gold
- 3rd: #6 Tuned
Gold Coast Guineas News
The Gold Coast Guineas is a 1200m sprint held annually at the Gold Coast Racecourse* on AD Hollindale Stakes Day in early May.
*In 2023 and 224 the AD Hollindale Stakes Day program ran at the Sunshine Coast Racecourse due to heavy rainfall and ongoing track upgrades at the Gold Coast.
2025 Gold Coast Guineas Results
- 1st: #1 Bosustow ($7.50)
- 2nd: #7 Merchant Gold
- 3rd: #6 Tuned
The Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald trained Blue Point colt Bosustow ($7.50) made a stunning return to racing down under after a Group 1 placing across the Tasman to blitz his rivals on Heavy going saluting in the 2025 Gold Coast Guineas results by six lengths. The gun galloper came from fourth at the top of the straight before jockey Josh Parr got the split a furlong out to hit the front and win running away.
Gold Coast Guineas 2025 Odds & Results
Brandons Electrical Gold Coast Guineas (G3)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
1. Bosustow (4) J: Josh Parr 57kg
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
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2nd
7. Merchant Gold (2) J: Damien Thornton 57kg
T: Brett Cavanough |
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3rd
6. Tuned (8) J: Blake Shinn 57kg
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
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4th
17. Editing (13) J: Ethan Brown 55kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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5th
2. Emirate (3) J: James McDonald 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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6th
12. Pride To Follow (6) J: Emily Lang 55kg
T: Brett Cavanough |
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7th
16. Silver Wedding (10) J: Jason Collett 55kg
T: Ciaron Maher |
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8th
3. Wanaruah (9) J: Tim Clark 57kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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9th
9. Spicy Martini (1) J: Kyle Wilson-Taylor 55kg
T: Toby Edmonds & Stephen McLean |
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10th
13. Fingers Hunter (14) J: Angela Jones 55kg
T: Brett Cavanough |
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11th
8. Heavenly Impact (11) J: Bailey Wheeler 57kg
T: Marcus Wilson |
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12th
11. Hearts Are Better (12) J: Nikita Beriman 55kg
T: Matthew Hoysted |
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13th
5. Hella Fast (15) J: Noel Callow 57kg
T: Kelly Schweida |
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14th
10. Zoubaby (5) J: Tommy Berry 55kg
T: Richard & Will Freedman |
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15th
4. Cosmic Fire (7) J: Andrew Mallyon 57kg
T: Billy Healey |
Data retrieved: 27/05/2025 04:31:24 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
With total prize money of $200,000, the Gold Coast Guineas attracts a strong line-up of three-year-olds that could be Brisbane-bound over the Winter Racing Carnival. The Gold Coast Guineas shares its race card with the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) as well as the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) for two-year-olds.
There was no 2020 A.D. Hollindale Stakes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gold Coast Guineas field attracts both local Queensland-trained gallopers as well as interstate visitors out of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival lead-up races. It is a good lead-up into the Group 3 Fred Best Classic (1400m) contested in Brisbane later in the month.
The 2023 Gold Coast Guineas form was franked with the runner-up Lady Laguna going on to run well in a host of events including winning the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes at Randwick in the autumn of 2024.
The 2025 Gold Coast Guineas ran on Saturday May 10, 2025 at the Gold Coast Racecourse and saw Blue Point colt Bosustow ($7.50) win by a barnstorming six lengths for the Neasham/Archibald yard.
| 2025 Gold Coast Guineas Info: | |
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| Date: | Saturday May 10, 2025 |
| Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse (Sunshine Coast Racecourse in 2023 & 2024) |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 3YO SWP |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prizemoney: | $200,000 |
2025 Gold Coast Guineas Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 1 | BOSUSTOW | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 4 | 57kg | $7.50 | |||
| 2 | 7 | MERCHANT GOLD | Brett Cavanough | Damien Thornton | 6L | 2 | 57kg | $31 | ||
| 3 | 6 | TUNED | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Blake Shinn | 6.1L | 8 | 57kg | $15 | ||
| 4 | 17e | EDITING | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 9.1L | 13 | 55kg | $17 | ||
| 5 | 2 | EMIRATE | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 9.2L | 3 | 57kg | $3.60F | ||
| 6 | 12 | PRIDE TO FOLLOW | Brett Cavanough | Ms Emily Lang (a) | 9.4L | 6 | 55kg | $81 | ||
| 7 | 16 | SILVER WEDDING | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 9.5L | 10 | 55kg | $16 | ||
| 8 | 3 | WANARUAH | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 9.9L | 9 | 57kg | $8.50 | ||
| 9 | 9 | SPICY MARTINI | Toby Edmonds & Stephen McLean | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 10.1L | 1 | 55kg | $5 | ||
| 10 | 13 | FINGERS HUNTER | Brett Cavanough | Ms Angela Jones | 10.9L | 14 | 55kg | $71 | ||
| 11 | 8 | HEAVENLY IMPACT | Marcus Wilson | Bailey Wheeler (a) | 11.9L | 11 | 57kg | $51 | ||
| 12 | 11 | HEARTS ARE BETTER | Matthew Hoysted | Ms Nikita Beriman | 12.1L | 12 | 55kg | $101 | ||
| 13 | 5 | HELLA FAST | Kelly Schweida | Noel Callow | 12.3L | 15 | 57kg | $31 | ||
| 14 | 10 | ZOUBABY | Richard & Will Freedman | Tommy Berry | 13.8L | 5 | 55kg | $9 | ||
| 15 | 4 | COSMIC FIRE | Billy Healey | Andrew Mallyon | 19.3L | 7 | 57kg | $19 | ||
| 18e | BLITZUM | Chris Anderson | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | DUCK EGG BLUE | Richard & Will Freedman | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | DREAM SMART | Liam Birchley | Ms Cejay Graham | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Gold Coast Guineas Betting
The season’s top Gold Coast Guineas 2025 betting odds will be provided at Races.com.au the week of the race courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.
Hightail ($3.60 in 2020), the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Marboosha ($3.10 in 2021), Rob Heathcote’s Prince Of Boom ($2.70 in 2022), Yellow Brick ($2.40 in 2023) from Toowoomba, and the Godolphin-raced Corniche ($3.20 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Gold Coast Guineas betting to salute for the punters.
2025 Gold Coast Guineas Form
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2025 Gold Coast Guineas Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Gold Coast Guineas 2025 Tips on the A.D. Hollindale Stakes Day act this May.
- Each Way: #1 Bosustow ($12 at time of publish) – BET NOW
The in-form Neasham/Archibald stable presents a compelling value runner in Saturday’s Gold Coast Guineas with the return of Bosustow. This talented Blue Point colt boasts strong form, having finished a close second in Group 1 company in New Zealand back in February. Importantly, he’s already a proven winner at this Gold Coast track, having taken out the Magic Millions Guineas. The form out of that New Zealand Group 1 has since been validated, suggesting Bosustow is ready to make his mark back in Australia. While yet to win first-up, he has a dream draw in gate five with Josh Parr aboard and his impressive pedigree suggests he has the class to overcome any slight fitness concerns. Expect him to be running on strongly and offering good each-way value.
2025 Gold Coast Guineas Field
The official Gold Coast Guineas 2025 Final Field & Barrier Draw are announced by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday before the race is run and won on AD Hollindale Stakes Day and will be provided below in full.
The 2025 Gold Coast Guineas field features a smart line-up of potential Queensland Derby bound three-year-olds including the resuming Bosustow coming off a Group 1 second across the Tasman and progressive Merchant Navy gelding Merchant Gold chasing a hat-trick.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 3x2642612x | BOSUSTOW | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 5 | 57kg | 101 | ||
| 2 | 11x55x | EMIRATE | Chris Waller | James McDonald | 4 | 57kg | 81 | ||
| 3 | 11230x | WANARUAH | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 11 | 57kg | 78 | ||
| 4 | 4x10x121x4 | COSMIC FIRE | Billy Healey | Andrew Mallyon | 8 | 57kg | 77.5 | ||
| 5 | 11x239x5 | HELLA FAST | Kelly Schweida | Nash Rawiller | 18 | 57kg | 76.5 | ||
| 6 | 121×412 | TUNED | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Blake Shinn | 9 | 57kg | 74 | ||
| 7 | 1733311 | MERCHANT GOLD | Brett Cavanough | Damien Thornton | 3 | 57kg | 71.5 | ||
| 8 | 2x800x1x | HEAVENLY IMPACT | Marcus Wilson | Bailey Wheeler (a) | 13 | 57kg | 66 | ||
| 9 | 116×1 | SPICY MARTINI | Toby Edmonds & Stephen McLean | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 1 | 55kg | 83 | ||
| 10 | x1125146x2 | ZOUBABY | Richard & Will Freedman | Tommy Berry | 6 | 55kg | 80 | ||
| 11 | 2×171318 | HEARTS ARE BETTER | Matthew Hoysted | Ms Nikita Beriman | 14 | 55kg | 72.5 | ||
| 12 | 114×815216 | PRIDE TO FOLLOW | Brett Cavanough | Ms Emily Lang (a) | 7 | 55kg | 71 | ||
| 13 | 56×5661173 | FINGERS HUNTER | Brett Cavanough | Ms Angela Jones | 17 | 55kg | 69.5 | ||
| 14 | 0x231x135 | DUCK EGG BLUE | Richard & Will Freedman | 10 | 55kg | 68 | |||
| 15 | x442166x16 | DREAM SMART | Liam Birchley | Ms Cejay Graham | 2 | 55kg | 66 | ||
| 16 | 3x40x1 | SILVER WEDDING | Ciaron Maher | Jason Collett | 12 | 55kg | 65 | ||
| 17e | 2×1 | EDITING | Ciaron Maher | Ethan Brown | 15 | 55kg | 64 | ||
| 18e | x00x144733 | BLITZUM | Chris Anderson | 16 | 57kg | 61 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Gold Coast Guineas Nominations
The early Gold Coast Guineas Nominations 2025 close on the Monday of race week.
Gold Coast Guineas History
The Gold Coast Guineas was established in 2000, and as such lacks the long illustrious history of many more renowned races. However, it only took until 2008 for the race to be elevated to Group 3 status as a result of increasing prize money and prestige. Today, the Gold Coast Guineas is one of the more highly anticipated races on the Gold Coast racing calendar.
The inaugural running of the race, in 2000, was in March and held over 1400m, as opposed to the current 1200m (2006 onwards). One of the most notable winners of the Gold Coast Guineas is Make Mine Magic, who made the race his sixth straight win, impressive considering the horse had only 6 races under his belt.
Gold Coast Guineas results since the race’s inauguration in 2000 are listed below.
A new track record was set in the 2018 Gold Coast Guineas results by the filly Champagne Cuddles who won in a speedy 1:07.65.
In 2023 and 2024 the Gold Coast Guineas was moved from the Gold Coast Racecourse to the Sunshine Coast Racecourse.
In 2025 Bosustow won the Gold Coast Guineas by six lengths on a Heavy (9) track.
Gold Coast Guineas Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Bosustow | 1:10.72 |
| 2nd | Merchant Gold | ||
| 3rd | Tuned | ||
| 2024 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Corniche | 1:12.02 |
| 2nd | Cifrado | ||
| 3rd | Celui | ||
| 2023 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Yellow Brick | 1:10.51 |
| 2nd | Lady Laguna | ||
| 3rd | Sooth Sayer | ||
| 2022 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Prince Of Boom | 1:13.52 |
| 2nd | Sword Of State | ||
| 3rd | Grey Defence | ||
| 2021 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Marboosha | 1:11.84 |
| 2nd | Tramonto | ||
| 3rd | Kisukano | ||
| 2020 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Hightail | 1:08.71 |
| 2nd | The Odyssey | ||
| 3rd | Exhilarates | ||
| 2019 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Pennino | 1:14.89 |
| 2nd | Defence Missile | ||
| 3rd | Million | ||
| 2018 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Champagne Cuddles | 1:07.65 |
| 2nd | Whypeeo | ||
| 3rd | Marble | ||
| 2017 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Savanna Amour | 1:08.42 |
| 2nd | Heroic Valour | ||
| 3rd | Tessera | ||
| 2016 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Takedown | 1:09.49 |
| 2nd | Sold For Song | ||
| 3rd | Always Sacred | ||
| 2015 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Nostradamus | 1:10.26 |
| 2nd | Time For War | ||
| 3rd | Traveston Girl | ||
| 2014 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Dothraki | 1:13.36 |
| 2nd | Safeguard | ||
| 3rd | Palmera Lad | ||
| 2013 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Academus | 1:8.72 |
| 2nd | Al Aneed | ||
| 3rd | Dances On Stars | ||
| 2012 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Florentina | 1:14.46 |
| 2nd | Punch On | ||
| 3rd | Double Impact | ||
| 2011 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Military Rose | 1:11.89 |
| 2nd | Celtic Dancer | ||
| 3rd | Skating On Ice | ||
| 2010 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Beethog | 1:10.53 |
| 2nd | Temple of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Fifteen Carat | ||
| 2009 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Chakvetadze | 1:8.81 |
| 2nd | Leapfrog | ||
| 3rd | Desuetude | ||
| 2008 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | El Cambio | 1:7.95 |
| 2nd | Xaardante | ||
| 3rd | Heart Of The Citi | ||
| 2007 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Gold Edition | 1:8.44 |
| 2nd | Grand Reve | ||
| 3rd | J’Adane | ||
| 2006 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Fashions Afield | 1:8.79 |
| 2nd | Rumbird | ||
| 3rd | Captain Kurt | ||
| 2005 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Eremein | 1:24.58 |
| 2nd | Legendary Man | ||
| 3rd | Sydney Express | ||
| 2004 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | King’s Chapel | 1:20.89 |
| 2nd | Drunken Joker | ||
| 3rd | Power And Gold | ||
| 2003 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Tahitian Star | 1:22.98 |
| 2nd | Exquisitely | ||
| 3rd | Striking Victory | ||
| 2002 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Miss Bussell | 1:22.64 |
| 2nd | Alibarber | ||
| 3rd | Jar Jar Binks | ||
| 2001 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Ceffyl | 1:22.09 |
| 2nd | Skarloey | ||
| 3rd | Katenian | ||
| 2000 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Make Mine Magic | 1:22.27 |
| 2nd | Gold Dredge | ||
| 3rd | The Kildare Kid | ||
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